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  1. oldskyblue58

    Olympic football at The Ricoh (City Of Coventry Stadium)

    went yesterday ....... was a good day out ......... thought the japanese fans were great, really enjoyed their day and supported the team from start to finish. No problems getting in or getting food & drink (expensive though). All in all enjoyed it :claping hands: the football itself was...
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    Surely at sell-out at CV6 on Friday night then...

    as of this morning about 7000 tickets still available per CWR...... and only available from ticket office (opens 10am)
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    McSheffrey Mk II

    joint top scorer with a guy who left in january :thinking about: too inconsistent..... last season played a good game or two then went missing for 3 or 4 ....... he was apparently the key to the "diamond" so it isnt as if he was asked to do much defending for a big chunk of the season and...
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    Wrexham

    btw thanks for all the match updates sw88 much appreciated :wave:
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    Thorn should resign - TONIGHT

    I agree thats certainly part of it ......... trouble is the losing mentality has been instilled for years and will be hard to shift. That mentality has to come from the top...... The club itself has been in a mess financially, lacked direction etc ........ AT i am afraid doesnt come across as...
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    Thorn should resign - TONIGHT

    There are quite a lot of fans that have been warning that League 1 will be a tough proposition,that we are not nailed on to be challenging, that just because we sign 7 players it doesnt mean we have a team, that just because AT is allowed to sign players doesnt mean he is (or isnt) a good...
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    Thorn should resign - TONIGHT

    As bad as the friendly performances are now is not the time to sack the manager or for him to resign. He has to be given some time to create the new team and it has to be judged on League performances. However he doesnt have the same leeway or goodwill as last season so that time to prove...
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    All Thorn stuff aside...

    I agree @richh87 its a big problem and no obvious candidate. It was a problem last season and we are no nearer a good solution. The team needs someone that will drag it through and for my preference playing in central midfield, or other than that at centre back. Wood could be a solution but he...
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    Wrexham

    I guess this report on Cov Mad is pretty much how you saw it sw88 ? http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/rprt/mtch/woeful_city_suffer_wrexham_lashing_750919/index.shtml
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    Pre Season

    not sure we actually know what the best 11 is right now..... yes it will take time to gel properly but it all seems pretty muddled right now plus they dont just turn up and play...... they should be spending hours practising elements of the, developing and building standards..... clearly...
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    Pre Season

    but it isnt the results that many are bothered about .............. it is the level of performance, something that after Saturday AT was concerned about too, and something he will be even more concerned about tonight....... 18 days and 3 games left to get it right, as yet we have a squad but no...
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    Thorn post match statement watch

    not much he can say really is there. He put himself between a rock and a hard place with his comments in the press after Nuneaton and tonight the "first team" came back and bit him with it. He has to repeat the same or just shut up and either will seem clueless right now. A friend of mine, a...
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    McSheffrey is our best striker & should start up front.......

    If you dont have pace in the legs then you need pace on the ball and speed of thought. I dont mean the ball has to ping around the pitch all the time like a pin ball machine. But at the right time the ball needs to be shifted quickly to create pressure and space. That takes good movement (that...
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    starting lineup

    agree cc4l it can work without real pace but it will than rely on good movement, sharp passing and speed of thought. Only point of reference I have for that is last season and that wouldnt fill me with confidence. However it is a new division, a number of new players and a new season so I am...
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    The Chris Porter deal ..

    On SSN Rob Jones has been released by Sheff Weds today
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    Sammy Clingan

    I thought he was out injured at end of April with a long term injury. If so he will only just be back training and will need to prove fitness. Someone in the Championship will take him on.
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    McSheffrey is our best striker & should start up front.......

    Sheffers, Elliot, Cody, Jeffers, Ball do any of them have real pace ? ROD is quick but lacks in other ways. Sheffers or Cody are probably the most natural goal scorers ..... but will need quick service from team mates as I dont think any of the strikers can rely on pace to get away from...
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    starting lineup

    we still miss a couple of players with real pace though dont we whatever the formation
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    Three little birds

    I only include him because I see the manager (any manager) as part of the "team" (any team) on the day .... to me they all share in good and bad. People seem to separate the two and it just isnt what is. I wasnt trying to tie it down to Saturday or AT really ......... was trying to apply more...
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    Three little birds

    Nope didnt go to this one ............ but what rich87 was quoting me on had very little to do with saturday if you read it. But then AT was there and i am actually agreeing with what he was quoted as saying in the press. 20 days before the season starts it is more than just fitness. I would...
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